Yasser Shahin (born 24 September 1976) is an Australian-Palestinian racing driver and businessman, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[2]
| Yasser Shahin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The No. 91 Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Yasser Shahin, at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | |
| Nationality |  Australian Palestinianvia dual nationality[1] |
| Born | 24 September 1976 Adelaide, South Australia |
| FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Years active | 2024 |
| Teams | Manthey EMA Motorsport |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–2014 2015, 2018 2016–2019, 2021–2023 2018–2019 2019 2019 2019, 2022 2020 2022 2023 | Australian Sports Racer Series Radical Australia Cup GT World Challenge Australia Audi R8 LMS Cup Cue Enduro Super Series GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Intercontinental GT Challenge Gulf Radical Cup GT World Challenge Asia Asian Le Mans Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2021, 2022 | Audi R8 LMS Cup GT World Challenge Australia |
Shahin is a two-time GT World Challenge Australia champion and a director of the Peregrine Corporation alongside brother and fellow racing driver Sam, a company which owns mostly South Australian companies including The Bend Motorsport Park.[3][4][5][6]
In 2024, Shahin became the first LMGT3 category winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, taking the victory alongside Richard Lietz and Morris Schuring.[7]
Career results
editSummary
editBathurst 12 Hour results
edit| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Peregrine Corporation
|
 Tomáš Enge Luke Youlden
|
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | Pro-Am | 219 | DNF | |
| 2019 | Scott Taylor Motorsport Erebus Motorsport
|
David Reynolds Luke Youlden
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | 156 | DNF | |
| 2020 | Triple Eight Race Engineering
|
Anton de Pasquale Nick Foster Sam Shahin
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | 0 | WD | |
| 2022 | Melbourne Performance Centre
|
 Ricardo Feller Markus Winkelhock
|
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 | Pro-Am | 285 | 7th | 7th |
| 2023 | Melbourne Performance Centre
|
Ricardo Feller Christopher Mies
|
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 | Pro-Am | 320 | 9th | 2nd |
| 2024 | Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport
|
 Harry King Alessio Picariello
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro-Am | 274 | 9th | 1st |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey EMA | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 15 |
IMO 16 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 1 |
SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 1st* | 75* |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey EMA
|
 Richard Lietz Morris Schuring
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | LMGT3 | 281 | 27th | 1st |
References
edit- ^ "YASSER SHAHIN". United Autosports. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Yasser Shahin to race in WEC". Speedcafe. 25 January 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Billionaire businessmen behind South Australia's largest company bid to buy Supercars". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "From one petrol station to a $1.1b payday". Australian Financial Review. 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Yasser Shahin Claims GTWC Australia Championship On Streets Of Adelaide". DailySportscar. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Yasser Shahin Portfolio Investments". CB Insights. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Lietz: Climb to Le Mans victory was 'difficult but under control' from Manthey". Motorsport Week. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
External links
edit- Yasser Shahin career summary at DriverDB.com